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Brighton Learning & Resource Campus

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This class presents an overview of the budgeting and financial recordkeeping and reporting process for small businesses. Note: Templates in Excel will be provided – to utilize these during and after presentation please bring a Flash Drive with you to the class to save templates on The following items specifically will be covered: Budgeting Financial Setup Pro Forma Financials for Banks, lenders, Bonding Companies and Investors Cash Flow Projections Cash Basis vs GAAP / Accrual basis Financial Statements Compilation vs. Review vs. Audited Financial Statements Tax Recordkeeping What documents / receipts to keep How to document Revenue and expenses What your tax accountant will want to see at year end Using Excel for financials and recordkeeping vs. QuickBooks Excel formulas Excel Budgeting Basic recordkeeping in Excel Getting a Business loan What the bank will want to see How the process works How the bank will make their lending decision Basic Tax Entity Selection Guidance How to setup your new business (As an LLC) Forms of entities overview (Sole Proprietor, Partnership, S corporation, C Corporation) Working with an accountant How to select an accountant What your accountant will expect and how to reduce fees at tax time .

Speaker: Ben Borgers, Bivins, Borgers & Bunyak CPAs LLC

Do you have conflict in your workplace? At home? With your boss or co-workers? Do you avoid conflict at all costs? Do you welcome challenges and confrontations? Everyone has conflict in their lives to one degree or another, and managing the conflict effectively is the key to successful work and family relationships. This two-hour session will address some causes of conflict, assess your primary styles of managing conflict, discuss real-life work and home conflict situations, and identify others’ management conflict styles that impact your interactions. Special attention will be paid to the communication messages expressed during conflict and how to alleviate conflict using more effective messages. Attend this highly informative and interactive session!

Speaker: Erica Nagel - Allgood Owner/consultant Enhanced Communication Erica L. Nagel Allgood is an owner/consultant of Enhanced Communication for over 18 years and an Assistant Professor of Communication at Regis University for over 14 years. She is pursuing her PhD in Education, specializing in Organizational Her areas of emphasis in facilitating, coaching and consulting for the past 18 years include leadership development, conflict management, change management, and team dynamics. Erica provides each of her clients with a full assessment, individual and group training and consulting, material development, and management reports to detail employee achievement. She co-authored a team training text, The Team Trainer: Winning Tools and Tactics for Successful Workouts. The text provides background in small group communication theory and concepts as well as various small group training activities.

The Employer Assisted Housing Program was established by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) in an effort to educate REALTORS as to housing needs in their community, advocate for affordable housing opportunities by encouraging employers to assist employees in understanding the process of home ownership. This training will train realtors and affiliates; home inspectors, title company staff, lenders, etc. associated in home purchases how to better work with employers to provide educational programs to work with employees in home ownership.

Speaker: Dawn Lane